On August 22, 2023, Leonard A. Lauder (Mr. L. Lauder), who has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1958, and Wei Sun Christianson (?Ms. Christianson?), who has been a member of the Board since 2011, notified The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (the ?Company?) of their decisions not to stand for re-election as Class III directors at the Company?s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 17, 2023. Mr. L. Lauder and Ms. Christianson are expected to remain on the Board until the 2023 Annual Meeting, when their current terms expire.